Local artists, Rod Hartvigsen and Kerry Marvell, announce an exhibition of works highlighting the beauty of Walmadan. Read below about this striking body of work, available for viewing to the general public from August 9th to August 15th 2010 at Pinctada, Cable Beach, during regular business hours. The Wonders of Walmadan – A Truly RemarkableRead the Rest…
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MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS ARE A GRAVE WARNING
June 16, 2010 – 3:49 pm
OIL SPILLS: Cable Beach. The Timor Sea. The Gulf of Mexico. As we digest the daily updates on BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, those of us considering the impacts of the potential industrial development on the Kimberley coastline see more and more reason for great caution. Even the President of theRead the Rest…
Former Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox QC has launched a book opposing a large industrial development on the Kimberley coast of Western Australia
June 1, 2010 – 4:53 am
Former Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox QC. Called, ‘The Case Against The Gas Plant’, the book is about the proposed development of a massive LNG gas plant which will use a site near Broome as its preferred processing location instead of piping to the already industrialised region of the Pilbra.. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd saysRead the Rest…
Do you Fish ? Well remember you also vote
February 22, 2010 – 11:43 am
Broome waters are internationally recognised as a Fishing Mecca for recreational fishing . It is a sustainable industry that has some of the worlds best light tackle sports fishing. This has been Bringing tourists to the region for the past twenty years. The proposed gas hub at James Price Point threatens the prised Sailfish and Marlin grounds which are justRead the Rest…
The case against James Price Point substantially arises out of the WA government’s own documents
February 8, 2010 – 4:15 pm
There is a new heavyweight in the ring ready for fisticuffs over plans to build a gas processing plant close to Broome. It’s former Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox QC, who has sat on dozens of historic cases and has long had an interest in human rights. Mr Wilcox, made last week an officer ofRead the Rest…
Combating Industry and Government Spin
January 22, 2010 – 1:38 pm
Spin, the Practice of presenting news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression. Rod Hartvigsen a well known Broome Photographer reports on the current situation and atmosphere in the Iconic Town. I speak to a lot of people on a weekly basis at the Broome Markets. Many are tourists visiting the townRead the Rest…
Shell backs environmentalists against Kimberley onshore gas plant
December 1, 2009 – 5:56 am
THE SHELL OIL COMPANY has heavily backed environmentalists criticism of its Browse Basin partner, Woodside’s plants to build an LNG Facility onshore on the Kimberley Coast’s James Price Point, just north of Broome. Save The Kimberley spokesman, Kevin Blatchford, said the just released Shell draft environmental impact statement on its proposed Prelude Floating LNG PlantRead the Rest…
Battle looms over Kimberley development
September 30, 2009 – 10:27 am
Paddy Manning SMH August 29, 2009 WESTERN Australia’s pristine Kimberley Coast is under huge development pressure, and it’s not just the big liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility proposed for James Price Point, 60 kilometres north of Broome.
Minister's report vindicates STK position
May 8, 2009 – 12:42 pm
The following report, released today, vindicates the position of Save The Kimberley, underlining the long term benefits to the nation – including jobs and revenue – when we conserve regions of outstanding national and global significance. Save The Kimberley calls for World Heritage status for the Kimberley, not turning large areas of this magnificent regionRead the Rest…
Broome Environmental Law Workshop
May 6, 2009 – 8:29 am
Solicitors from the Environmental Defender’s Office of WA are coming to Broome on 16 May to deliver a free environmental law workshop and advice clinic. Topics covered at the workshop will include: environmental assessment processes under Commonwealth and State law mining and petroleum law threatened species law and protected areas law.